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places like presidio and del rio and eagle pass, small towns on the border, you are helping the local economy and buying at stores and contributing and paying taxes so it is not necessarily a bad thing, but i think that people are a little tired of tying immigration to border security in many places. >> so let me just ask you more specifically because the republican criticism is the president hasn't done enough. the white house suggestion is that they in fact have done more for border security than has been done before and we know about the numbers of deportations. has the white house done enough? >> i think the white house has done quite a bit and frankly in today's political environment the truth is you always have to find something to complain about, something to throw rocks at, and border security just happens to be it for the time being or the conversation about the white house's essential a statement of principles, so i think in the current environment something is going to get done. you can tell by all the activity. you can tell by the fact that tempers are high right now and all of th
places like presidio and del rio and eagle pass, small towns on the border, you are helping the local economy and buying at stores and contributing and paying taxes so it is not necessarily a bad thing, but i think that people are a little tired of tying immigration to border security in many places. >> so let me just ask you more specifically because the republican criticism is the president hasn't done enough. the white house suggestion is that they in fact have done more for border...
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other members urged caution in withdrawing stimulus to the economy prematurely. the fed policy board is expected to examine the effectiveness of its asset purchasing program more closely after its next meeting in march. housing construction is a key indicator of the health of u.s. economy. the number of permits for new construction rose for a third straight month. this suggested recovery in the housing market remains on track. department of commerce officials say housing starts last month came to 890,000 units. that's a decline of 8.5% from december. construction of condos and other multifamily tumbled 26%. the drop was enough to offset a rise. housing permits rose 1.8% from december. that's the highest level since june 2008 before the start of the global financial crisis. let's get a check on tokyo markets. first taking a look at stocks. market sentiment is damaged. the nikkei is trading at 11,423. sources say investors are selling export related issues to take profits after recent gains. moving onto currencies now. the fed minute that hint at scaling back monet
other members urged caution in withdrawing stimulus to the economy prematurely. the fed policy board is expected to examine the effectiveness of its asset purchasing program more closely after its next meeting in march. housing construction is a key indicator of the health of u.s. economy. the number of permits for new construction rose for a third straight month. this suggested recovery in the housing market remains on track. department of commerce officials say housing starts last month came...
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it says recent market moves reflect the fundamentals of the global economy. imf officials point out that japan's trade deficit is growing and moves by traders to by the yen as a relatively safe currency has paused. these factors led to weaker yen. stronger monetary easing measures are needed. the report was issued at the g20 meeting that took place last weekend in moscow. >>> many participants at a recent trade policy meeting may also have backed japan's economic program, but some concerns aut the falling yen. japan's representatives faced a policy review at the world trade organization in geneva. wto members generally welcomed japan's economic program. they said the policies raised hope japan can recover from the downturn. they also stressed japan should pursue further structural reform, including more trade liberalization. but south korean and chinese representatives expressed concerns over the yen's deappreciation. they said japan could intentionally be driving down the yen for boosting its exports. the japanese delegates explained their monetary easing is
it says recent market moves reflect the fundamentals of the global economy. imf officials point out that japan's trade deficit is growing and moves by traders to by the yen as a relatively safe currency has paused. these factors led to weaker yen. stronger monetary easing measures are needed. the report was issued at the g20 meeting that took place last weekend in moscow. >>> many participants at a recent trade policy meeting may also have backed japan's economic program, but some...
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this is $85 billion in net of three and half trillion dollar budget in the $16 trillion economy. i would be hard-pressed to explain how cutting 85 billion -- think of it as taking 85 billion out of your allowance of $3,800. eighty-five bucks out. as not going to end things. lou: percentages are, perhaps, the easiest way to comprehend this. 2 percent, you know, is not that significant. on the other hand, it is easy to recall that rat poison is mostly of meal in most cases with 2% poison in it. 2% can be deadly and destructive in some cases determined. go ahead. >> no one should argue this is a good idea. this is, as i was quoted, a bad idea whose time has come because the worse idea is to not deal with the spending. that is the problem. and at least they are agreeing that there not going to do nothing. so it is either do real spending cuts that are real choices and really passed the senate, which we have not seen passed the house. with this. lou: at some point, and i know that you are doing your level best to try to bring rationality into the nation. >> not my fault. lou: i unders
this is $85 billion in net of three and half trillion dollar budget in the $16 trillion economy. i would be hard-pressed to explain how cutting 85 billion -- think of it as taking 85 billion out of your allowance of $3,800. eighty-five bucks out. as not going to end things. lou: percentages are, perhaps, the easiest way to comprehend this. 2 percent, you know, is not that significant. on the other hand, it is easy to recall that rat poison is mostly of meal in most cases with 2% poison in it....
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less your manufactured goods are cheaper on the market and that gives you a temporary boost in the economy which could be pretty critical in tough times like this now what we've actually seen the fear here is that when a country does that your trading partner strike back they say hey we're going to lower the value of our currency and that sets off a currency war such as the one that we saw in the one nine hundred thirty s. which has led to the great depression now japan insists that it is simply trying to stimulate as kwame it's not doing anything to prompt a full scale currency war of course no country here wants to see that but the reason that we're seeing so much disagreement and so little consensus among the countries is that you know what for example the united states policy isn't all different that. the fed in the us has been printing money like crazy so these developed countries don't really see any incentive in isolating japan in trying to really squeeze down of this currency manipulation issue because they don't want to mess around with their economies essentially so that is reall
less your manufactured goods are cheaper on the market and that gives you a temporary boost in the economy which could be pretty critical in tough times like this now what we've actually seen the fear here is that when a country does that your trading partner strike back they say hey we're going to lower the value of our currency and that sets off a currency war such as the one that we saw in the one nine hundred thirty s. which has led to the great depression now japan insists that it is...
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less your manufactured goods are cheaper on the market and that gives you a temporary boost in the economy which could be pretty critical in tough times like this now what we've actually seen the fear here is that when a country does that your trading partner strike back they say ok we're going to lower the value of our currency and that sets off a currency war such as the one that we saw in the one nine hundred thirty s. which has led to the great depression now japan insists that it is simply trying to stimulate its quantum e it's not doing anything to prompt a full scale currency war of course no country here wants to see that but the reason that we're seeing so much disagreement and so little consensus among the countries is that you know what for example the united states its policy isn't all that different the fed in the u.s. has been printing money like crazy so these developed countries don't really see any incentive in isolating japan in trying to really squeeze down of this currency manipulation issue because they don't want to mess around with their economies essentially so that
less your manufactured goods are cheaper on the market and that gives you a temporary boost in the economy which could be pretty critical in tough times like this now what we've actually seen the fear here is that when a country does that your trading partner strike back they say ok we're going to lower the value of our currency and that sets off a currency war such as the one that we saw in the one nine hundred thirty s. which has led to the great depression now japan insists that it is simply...
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it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had beyonce doing her number midway through it. >> every other president has walked down that aisle and i don't recall you complaining about it. >> it has lost dignity. >> ike and fdr didn't look like that. >> it is an american tradition and the fact the numbers were down is partly because people don't watch television like they used to. >> eleanor, how were obama's kneels son ratings -- neilsen ratings, the second lowest since they began taking measurement in 1993. the lowest since 2000 when bill you clinton's last drew an audience of 931.5 million. >> i think neilsen should start rating some of the social media sites
it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had...
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it is not a free lunch, but doesn't slam the economy with a lot of job loss. there may be a little bit of job loss, but not too much. business absorbs the cost, they pass them on to the customers or stockholders in the form of lower profits. so it takes the income in the middle and redistributes it towards the bottom. who knows whether it has a serious chance of passing? but that is a serious chance of passing the inequality. >> and it is kind of a dirty word in american politics. but as i understand the white house's theory at this point in time i think they see the economy has having changed in certain ways, such as a lot of gains are going to keep up with it at the top. and a lot of gains are going to corporate profits. one role for the government to play, that sharing has to come from government policy. they see that as what you need to keep a strong consensus for sort of a pro-growth capitalism. i want to see if you agree with it. >> one of the things i remember talking about in 2008, when very few people knew who austin goolsby, he would say this is a re
it is not a free lunch, but doesn't slam the economy with a lot of job loss. there may be a little bit of job loss, but not too much. business absorbs the cost, they pass them on to the customers or stockholders in the form of lower profits. so it takes the income in the middle and redistributes it towards the bottom. who knows whether it has a serious chance of passing? but that is a serious chance of passing the inequality. >> and it is kind of a dirty word in american politics. but as...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on. my juggling job. do hack work and get caught when lobbyists money and lawmakers are combined together that's where the problem of corruption comes from. the document's. keep up a smart look. there is also. another word behind that which is how to influence these situations steer clear of provocations don't answer any question. came...
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grown man is behind me i have to go, oh darn, i guess i will catch up on my work and contribute to the economy. >> this is how you type? >> no, i am knitting. >> no wonder you are missing the deadline. you are missing keys. >> i was going to talk about wheelchairs, but the ambassador is right. why bother? >> i don't understand this. i don't understand this at all. >> and i don't understand it because you are so anti- infringing on other people's rights. the right to recline exists on a plane. you can either recline or not recline. >> which amendment in the constitution do we get this right to decline? >> one may not infringe on a person's personal traveling space. >> where does it say that? >> where? >> this is because you weren't born in america. >>- q. i it starts because these people in wheelchairs get through the security line and it building up the rage in people when they get on. especially if it is a person in front of you who got on in a wheelchair and then reclines. >> you know what, that's a good point. the fake injury -- the fake sick person in the wheelchair and the person who does
grown man is behind me i have to go, oh darn, i guess i will catch up on my work and contribute to the economy. >> this is how you type? >> no, i am knitting. >> no wonder you are missing the deadline. you are missing keys. >> i was going to talk about wheelchairs, but the ambassador is right. why bother? >> i don't understand this. i don't understand this at all. >> and i don't understand it because you are so anti- infringing on other people's rights. the...
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i couldn't imagine this economy and obama getting re-elected and that made me think if an airplane hits the mountain maybe you better buy new radar. >> quickly because i want to move on -- >> the republican party's technology problem is a little like its immigration problem. it's necessary but not sufficient for it to get up to speed on those things. it won't help it win. i think about the republican party like the old joke how many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb. the light bulb has to change. the republican party has to decide it wants to change. >> the dustup over chuck hagel and, george, the republicans delayed this. i don't understand what's going on. a lot who voted against having the vote said, no, no, i'll let it happen in two weeks. are the republicans playing it dangerous game by blocking hagel and brennan, defense and cia when they know that both of them are ultimately going to be confirmed. >> because they do know that and because most sensible republicans believe that a president is owed vast deference in picking his cabinet because the cabinet leaves when he
i couldn't imagine this economy and obama getting re-elected and that made me think if an airplane hits the mountain maybe you better buy new radar. >> quickly because i want to move on -- >> the republican party's technology problem is a little like its immigration problem. it's necessary but not sufficient for it to get up to speed on those things. it won't help it win. i think about the republican party like the old joke how many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb. the...
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economy. small businesses recent survey suggests they are still struggling and delayed economic recovery is bringing pessimism among business owners and beyond. jerry is president of capital management and fox news contributor. thanks for joining us today. among the surveys there is one, expectations for small businesses is fourth lowest reading in 40 years. why do they continue to struggle? >> just remember we use the word business, it's people. people are making decisions on their wallets and how business is going. right now we have, i call a vicious cycle of stupidity where they are raising taxes on the business owner. they are raising on the consumer that spends on the business and you have a business owner that says things are not so good. i'm not going to hire as quickly and end up in a situation like this. >> heather: speaking of hiring we were just discussing this, the president has been on his road trip talking about his economic policies. things that he wants to move forward. one of
economy. small businesses recent survey suggests they are still struggling and delayed economic recovery is bringing pessimism among business owners and beyond. jerry is president of capital management and fox news contributor. thanks for joining us today. among the surveys there is one, expectations for small businesses is fourth lowest reading in 40 years. why do they continue to struggle? >> just remember we use the word business, it's people. people are making decisions on their...
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is for us of a game changer and it's going to be very important russia is very large economy it's a very important presence in the world of energy it's a very important presence in all these international fora accent and so we really are very interested very excited about the bus ability of having as a member and i think russia can benefit also from being in an institution that is not about lending money is not about giving grants it's not about the fixing economies that are not broken it's about policy discussions about what are the best possible policies and therefore what can be the best practices. that russia can adopt we're not going to tell russia what to do with russia we're going to develop the russians what other countries in the world are doing about the same problem of health care the same problem of education the same problem with innovation the same problem with research and development the same problem with the tax structures the same problem with the deficit whatever you just mentioned taxation and that's definitely one of the big issues that you're working on in particula
is for us of a game changer and it's going to be very important russia is very large economy it's a very important presence in the world of energy it's a very important presence in all these international fora accent and so we really are very interested very excited about the bus ability of having as a member and i think russia can benefit also from being in an institution that is not about lending money is not about giving grants it's not about the fixing economies that are not broken it's...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on. my juggling job. do hack work and get caught lobbyists money and lawmakers are combined together that's where the problem of corruption comes from. the documents. keep up a smart look. there is also. another world behind that which is how to influence the institutions steer clear of provocations don't answer any question. came into the office and found banners hanging around the office and lots of strange faces around so i said what's what's happening will somebody please tell me what's going on and they said oh we've come to occupy your building. possibly they want to do a confrontation possibly they wanted me to ring up the police and have the police come in through the mail but it didn't seem to be a good idea to learn the european way would.
find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on. my juggling job. do hack work and get caught lobbyists money and lawmakers are combined together that's where the problem of corruption comes from. the documents. keep up a smart look. there is also. another world behind that which is how to influence the institutions steer clear of provocations don't answer any question. came into...
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i think fundamentally it's because the economy is a steel of poor economy. per capita income is still 18% of the u.s. per capita income. a long way for the chinese economy to go to catch up. so fundamentally they're still basic forces, both on the demand side, supply side so forth to push the economy to grow reasonably fast. >> people have been talking about corruption in china because over the last few months we've heard a lot of stories, various members of standing committee and this is generally a conversation even beyond that that there is more than people think there is just gets hidden. is corruption a big problem in china? >> yes, it is a problem. it is a political problem more than an economic problem. >> why is it an economic problem? >> i often joke, this is, i warn people and this is oversimplifying fine line. i often joke that in china corruption is done. things and investments are done. where many parts of the world corruption happens without actual investments being done. which is better? of course, i'm not defending corruption. >> but pro-grow
i think fundamentally it's because the economy is a steel of poor economy. per capita income is still 18% of the u.s. per capita income. a long way for the chinese economy to go to catch up. so fundamentally they're still basic forces, both on the demand side, supply side so forth to push the economy to grow reasonably fast. >> people have been talking about corruption in china because over the last few months we've heard a lot of stories, various members of standing committee and this is...
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it will have a very negative effect on the economy. if you're running a business and you have to fly salespeople or engineers around the country, you're going to discover with 4,000 fewer air traffic controllers, that plane may not get there. all across the economy, this is going to be a terrible problem because this is government spending, ed, that allows the private sector to prosper and to grow. it's commonwealth spending for common good. >> is there any way to suggest that the stimulus did not help pull us out of a recession? had we not done it, where would we be? >> had we not done it we would be in a terrible disaster. we lost trillions of dollars of wealth, and yet we didn't have rampant homelessness. why? because the stimulus included money to make sure that people who were going to lose their homes, especially with children, didn't end up on the streets. that is certainly not good. >> if we go down the road with the sequester, and the cuts kick in, i mean, are we going to go right back into a recession? and how fast would it h
it will have a very negative effect on the economy. if you're running a business and you have to fly salespeople or engineers around the country, you're going to discover with 4,000 fewer air traffic controllers, that plane may not get there. all across the economy, this is going to be a terrible problem because this is government spending, ed, that allows the private sector to prosper and to grow. it's commonwealth spending for common good. >> is there any way to suggest that the...
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tough economy, two wars, health care fight, iran, north korea, his mother-in-law moving in with him. i think that will break most men. >> you might as well talk about the 2012 republican candidates. just look at the options republicans are pairing around. it doesn't sound like a field of candidate. it sounds like season 13 of "dancing with the stars." j you know, thal say that inside every american governor is a president struggling to get out. in chris christies's case, it's the only one where you can still hear him screaming. >> donald trump says that he would run for president as republican, which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> you told me when i was a kid that i would be sitting here on the same day as president barack obama, i would have said the president's name is barack obama? >> let's bring in chuck nice. chuck, would you comedians even have a job without politicians? >> oh, absolutely not. the thing is they make it so easy. that's the beauty of it. barack obama doesn't make it easy. this year, it will be a little bit easier because it's his
tough economy, two wars, health care fight, iran, north korea, his mother-in-law moving in with him. i think that will break most men. >> you might as well talk about the 2012 republican candidates. just look at the options republicans are pairing around. it doesn't sound like a field of candidate. it sounds like season 13 of "dancing with the stars." j you know, thal say that inside every american governor is a president struggling to get out. in chris christies's case, it's...
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spending at a time when the economy is already too weak as far as i'm concerned. so this is exactly the opposite of what we ought to be doing. >> ezra there is a new simpson-bowles plan out today, of sorts. you talked to erskine bowles today, what is their approach? >> it is really striking, the simpson-bowles one had more tax increases than president obama ever called for. if you did it now, jared's organize has done great work showing it. if you put it into place now we would raise taxes, not by $650 billion as we did in the fiscal cliff deal. we would raise it by 2 trillion, the new simpson-bowles plan because that is sort of off the table, they cut the tax to $1.3 trillion, so it went way, way to the far right on taxes, to be fair that is where president obama is currently is. but to be fair while they say they split the taxes between president obama and john boehner, they actually increased what boehner was asking for. in the final element of the fiscal deal boehner asked for including savings in interest, 1.2, the new simpson-bowles includes $1.7 in spending
spending at a time when the economy is already too weak as far as i'm concerned. so this is exactly the opposite of what we ought to be doing. >> ezra there is a new simpson-bowles plan out today, of sorts. you talked to erskine bowles today, what is their approach? >> it is really striking, the simpson-bowles one had more tax increases than president obama ever called for. if you did it now, jared's organize has done great work showing it. if you put it into place now we would...
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. >> bill: look if the economy continues to be bad you will have a viable candidate in 2016. whether it's rubio or or christie i don't know. >> the republicans are the ones we need to be more rod mod rat. are you kidding me? stop spending our money that we're working hard for. stop putting us in debt. that is pretty moderate idea. >> bill: i think it's all about leadership. now, as you know we broke a big story last week about the department of agriculture hiring a guy from massachusetts to be politically correct. roll the tape. >> i want to say the pilgrims were illegal aliens. pilgrims never gave their passport to the indians. by the way, i don't like the word minority. how about american majority. [ laughter ] >> how about people? i mean, look at what this government is doing. this government under barack obama is hiring people to teach people how to be racist. this is the most incredible thing. we've seen a lot of incredible stuff from our government. usually it's something like maxine waters, you know what this libya is going to do, we're going to socialize your oil comp
. >> bill: look if the economy continues to be bad you will have a viable candidate in 2016. whether it's rubio or or christie i don't know. >> the republicans are the ones we need to be more rod mod rat. are you kidding me? stop spending our money that we're working hard for. stop putting us in debt. that is pretty moderate idea. >> bill: i think it's all about leadership. now, as you know we broke a big story last week about the department of agriculture hiring a guy from...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might tick up again. >> that was president obama speaking moments ago, putting the pressure on congress to avert the sequester. budget cuts which are set to take effect in just a matter of days, coming up on march the 1st. the first round. senate minority leader mitch mcconnoll saying president obama still prefers campaign events to common sense bipartisan action. the president made those short remarks moments ago and once again using the bully pulpit to call for action surrounding himself by first responders and his remarks on the same day of a political report, "obama, the puppet master." it's great to have all three of you here with me this morning. quoting from this politico article. the balance of power used used to be much more in the favor of the mainstream press. saying nowadays he said the white house gets away with stuff i
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might tick up again. >> that was president obama speaking moments ago, putting the pressure on congress to avert the sequester. budget cuts which are set to take effect in just a matter of days, coming up on march the 1st. the first round. senate minority leader mitch mcconnoll saying president obama still...
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it would strengthen our economy. unfortunately, i think republicans, right now, have been so dug in on this notion of never raising taxes. that it becomes difficult for them to see an obvious answer right in front of them. >> you know, joe, later this afternoon, the president would have 12 of us that lead civil rights organization. and people could not understand this. we're talking about loopholes for private jets. loopholes for yachts they don't want to close. they would rather keep them there, those loopholes, than to make sure we don't lose thooez thin these things that people keep every day. >> as i was listening to him, this is one of the most decent human beings that i think i've ever met in politics. look, the bottom line is they want to impact his legacy in one of the worst ways. here, they are still going afterhim. i think this goes beyond the politics, the sensebleness that we're talking about. i had a guy actuallily tell me on my show today oh, i don't mind giving up a few dollars furlough. i said how muc
it would strengthen our economy. unfortunately, i think republicans, right now, have been so dug in on this notion of never raising taxes. that it becomes difficult for them to see an obvious answer right in front of them. >> you know, joe, later this afternoon, the president would have 12 of us that lead civil rights organization. and people could not understand this. we're talking about loopholes for private jets. loopholes for yachts they don't want to close. they would rather keep...
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they're going to hurt the economy. but what the president didn't mention, that the sequester, that was his idea in the first place. >> not smart, not fair, it was his idea? let's keep adding it up, boys. today john boehner fired off his latest shot in this blame game. he took to the pages of the "wall street journal" to accuse the president of the united states of creating a financial crisis. boehner said the president's sequester is now eminent. but the daily beast website released some information today to knock down boehner's accusations. you see, back in 2011, boehner's office developed a power point presentation for house republicans. it was a two-step approach, but it actually contained three steps. first of all, no tax hikes. of course that's typical. spending cuts extending the debt ceiling increase, and spending caps. but while pushing those spending caps, boehner did what? he highlighted a special trigger mechanism -- sequestration. boehner was selling this idea to his caucus as a good way to make sure that t
they're going to hurt the economy. but what the president didn't mention, that the sequester, that was his idea in the first place. >> not smart, not fair, it was his idea? let's keep adding it up, boys. today john boehner fired off his latest shot in this blame game. he took to the pages of the "wall street journal" to accuse the president of the united states of creating a financial crisis. boehner said the president's sequester is now eminent. but the daily beast website...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> people will lose their jobs. these cuts will effect huge parts of the economy. and cripple essential government services that millions of people rely on. >> emergency responders like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. border patrol agents will see their hours reduced. fbi agents will be furloughed. federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks which means more delays at airports across the country. thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find childcare for their kids. hundreds of thousands of americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings. >> this is serious. t
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> people will lose their jobs. these cuts will effect huge parts of the economy. and cripple essential government services that millions of people rely on. >> emergency responders like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. border patrol agents...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> people standing with the president today are among those who will directly impacted by congress if they refuse to act. >> emergency responders, like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. border patrol agents will see their hours reduced. fbi agents will be furloughed. federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, which means more delays at airports across the country. >> and it doesn't stop there. we're talking thousands of teachers who are going to be laid off across america. there will be cuts to primary health care for hundreds of thousands of americans. preventative care, like cancer screenings are also going to be hit and taken off the list. i mean cuts to the military are also going
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> people standing with the president today are among those who will directly impacted by congress if they refuse to act. >> emergency responders, like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. border patrol agents will see their hours reduced. fbi...
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walmart is freaking out about the economy, should the rest of us? let's bring in "washington post" economic policy correspondent jim. should the rest of us freak out? >> maybe, there's two possible stories, one is that walmart is seeing is very bad for the rest of the economy. and that's the story like this. consumers weren't expecting a big payroll tax hike to hit them in january and started to notice it when the paychecks were lighter than expected in the first half of the month, seconds half of the month. they pulled way back on spending in february. there's going to be some of that effect going on. obviously most economists think the payroll tax hike will chill growth in some way. the question is, will consumers adjust and is it sort of a one time deal? the other story though, walmart tends do do very well in recessions because they are such a retailer that caters to the lower end of the economic spectrum. they've stocked cheap products. it's possible if people are doing better now they are moving to slightly more expensive rivals of walmart lik
walmart is freaking out about the economy, should the rest of us? let's bring in "washington post" economic policy correspondent jim. should the rest of us freak out? >> maybe, there's two possible stories, one is that walmart is seeing is very bad for the rest of the economy. and that's the story like this. consumers weren't expecting a big payroll tax hike to hit them in january and started to notice it when the paychecks were lighter than expected in the first half of the...
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they'll hurt our economy. they'll raise the unemployment rate, and the reason is because congress has not been able to compromise on a deficit reduction package that's more sensible. >> unfortunately but not surprisingly, republicans are unmoved. once again looking at the same polls, they unskew a slightly different message from the american electorate. >> i hope and believe the republicans will allow the sequestration to go into effect so that we can start down a path of trying to get control of spending and reduce the deficit. >> the big boulder standing in way of any kind of resolution is the issue of taxes and the closing of tax loopholes. republicans won't hear of it. even if polls show that 76% believe deficit reduction must be a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts. which may sound familiar because back in december when voters again said they wanted tax hikes as part of a deal avoiding the fiscal cliff, here is what republicans were saying. >> the election wasn't a mandate to raise taxes. >> an ob
they'll hurt our economy. they'll raise the unemployment rate, and the reason is because congress has not been able to compromise on a deficit reduction package that's more sensible. >> unfortunately but not surprisingly, republicans are unmoved. once again looking at the same polls, they unskew a slightly different message from the american electorate. >> i hope and believe the republicans will allow the sequestration to go into effect so that we can start down a path of trying to...
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there is an understanding that the economy could be impacted. thank you. >> "news nation" gut check. will connecticut be the fifth to ban smoking in cars with young kids inside? we will look at both sides including those who say such a law is government overreach. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> we will be back and connecticut could join a handful of other states that banned smoking where a child is present. a state committee is taking up a proposed ban. we get the latest from a reporter. our nbc station, wvit. >> every time chris heads out with her two sons, safety is the number one thing on her mind. >> we're want our kids to be in safe places always. >> that's why chris supports a move to ban smoking in cars. >> even as we drive around and see kids that are at a stoplight next to us and you can see shn is smoking in the car,
there is an understanding that the economy could be impacted. thank you. >> "news nation" gut check. will connecticut be the fifth to ban smoking in cars with young kids inside? we will look at both sides including those who say such a law is government overreach. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's....
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economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030. the dream is now a campaign dedicated to advancing the principles behind the dream act launched by lore even powell jobs, widow of steve jobs. the website the dream is now.org features the stories of several dreamers. one is terrence park. >> just yesterday terrence was accepted into the masters program in biostatistics at yale, but the dream act doesn't pass by the time he graduates, then he will have no choice but to take a job where someone pays him you should the table. >> which means the president of the berkeley math club will be doing some hard manual labor. >> the campaign is partnered with davis gugenheim author of "an inconvenient truth" to produce a documentary that tells the stories of the lives of those affected by the dream act. he joins us from los angeles, california. davis, i'm a huge fan. it is really great to have you on the program. >> hi, aleggs, it's good to be here. >> i think one of the most meaningful things to combatting the intransjens and a lot of the stere
economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030. the dream is now a campaign dedicated to advancing the principles behind the dream act launched by lore even powell jobs, widow of steve jobs. the website the dream is now.org features the stories of several dreamers. one is terrence park. >> just yesterday terrence was accepted into the masters program in biostatistics at yale, but the dream act doesn't pass by the time he graduates, then he will have no choice but to take a job where...
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does it really affect the economy? does it affect jobs? we already know a lot of contractors are not hiring or getting rid of people because they're not going to have as much money coming in from contracts they had with the government. if that stuff starts to hit home in the districts, maybe it bubbles up and it puts pressure on these members, but quite frankly, they felt that pressure for several weeks, several months now because people have been talking about sequestration for some time, and they haven't done anything. i'm not optimistic that they'll undo sec restoration. >> thanks very much. >> take care. >> coming up next, more on simpson-bowles and what retirees in florida will have to say about it. debbie wasserman-schultz, and then the big bang theory. michelle obama reveals to rachel ray the real reason behind her stylish new ' do. >> this is my midlife crisis, the bangs. i couldn't get a sports car. they won't let me bungee jump. instead i cut my bangs. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressi
does it really affect the economy? does it affect jobs? we already know a lot of contractors are not hiring or getting rid of people because they're not going to have as much money coming in from contracts they had with the government. if that stuff starts to hit home in the districts, maybe it bubbles up and it puts pressure on these members, but quite frankly, they felt that pressure for several weeks, several months now because people have been talking about sequestration for some time, and...
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but it is a huge, huge threat to our economy and our livelihoods. a senior defense official said, in the cold war we were focused around the command centers in moscow, it's fair to say we worry as much about the computer servers in shanghai. we have to leave it there. >> happy note. >> yeah, our macs are not safe. among other things. thank you to my panel today, howard, joy, maggie, and jared. that is all for "now." i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 pacific. until then, you can find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insurance expert about everything else that comes standard with our base auto policy. and if
but it is a huge, huge threat to our economy and our livelihoods. a senior defense official said, in the cold war we were focused around the command centers in moscow, it's fair to say we worry as much about the computer servers in shanghai. we have to leave it there. >> happy note. >> yeah, our macs are not safe. among other things. thank you to my panel today, howard, joy, maggie, and jared. that is all for "now." i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00...
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i mean, you talk about the economy and jobs. there is, obviously, debate how many jobs have been created in the economy. look. you pointed out to apple tim cook in the audience in the state of the union and sitting on over $171 million in cash at apple. why? because uncertainty in the marketplace. tom friedman writing this morning something that caught my eye. he said you can feel the economy wants to launch but washington is sitting on the national mute button. we the people feel like the children of permanently divorcing parents. >> how does this sequester business end? the president said during the campaign the sequester, the word for automatic spending cuts, he said it would not happen. is it going to happen? >> i always read tom friedman has the good minnesota sensibility. the column today i think is continuation of that. frankly i believe a continuation of exactly the plan the president laid out in detail in the state of the union on tuesday night. we have already made 2.5 trillion dollars in deficit reduction efforts. we
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we haven't -- the economy is on the right path but it is not growing fast enough. and the last thing we need to do right now, is to sort of suck some oxygen out of it. yeah, we can talk about long-term deficit reduction. but let's not do it in a way that going to keep us from growing and therefore, as melissa suggested, ultimately make the problem we have worse. >> now, melissa, i raise the same question president obama, he was on my radio show yesterday, that e.j. addressed, personal, political. let me play for you what the president said he thinks is the reason they are not uniting and trying to protect the country. they are really trying to protect the rich. >> they're basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations. and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down a recovery over closing tax loop holes, and that's the thing that binds their party together at this point. >> now, they must have struck a nerve. because over at fox news, they went wow and they've been playing, interviewing, a
we haven't -- the economy is on the right path but it is not growing fast enough. and the last thing we need to do right now, is to sort of suck some oxygen out of it. yeah, we can talk about long-term deficit reduction. but let's not do it in a way that going to keep us from growing and therefore, as melissa suggested, ultimately make the problem we have worse. >> now, melissa, i raise the same question president obama, he was on my radio show yesterday, that e.j. addressed, personal,...
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it is a self-inflicted wound on the economy. there are ample ways to do this that democrats have put forward legislation that would postpone the sequester until the end of the year in a balanced way. we have done this before a few months ago. republicans supported it then. there is no reason why we cannot do it again to allow congress the time to work on the regular led to torry -- legislative process. >> but it is a question of why the staff is not in communication with the top republicans in the senate on the issue. >> we are in regular communication on a variety of topics. i do not have any calls or communications to read out, but this is not complicated. the broader issue of further deficit reduction in a balanced way will require time. that is why it is important that congress moves forward with a temporary postponement of the sequester. the consequences of not doing that would be catastrophic. >> should the sequester take effect, i know the president and the government have outlined some severe consequences, good the econo
it is a self-inflicted wound on the economy. there are ample ways to do this that democrats have put forward legislation that would postpone the sequester until the end of the year in a balanced way. we have done this before a few months ago. republicans supported it then. there is no reason why we cannot do it again to allow congress the time to work on the regular led to torry -- legislative process. >> but it is a question of why the staff is not in communication with the top...
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nationally, the economy could fall back into recession. yet the contrast between how each party is playing its hand could not be more stark. the president is taking his message of a balanced approach to eight local affiliates from different geographic regions of the country. this comes after his speech tuesday, where he laid out what the sequester cuts will mean to the average american. >> so these cuts are not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy, they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an abstraction. do you want to protect some special interest loophole? >> in other words, this is deadly serious and the president is arguing his case before the entire nation. so what has speaker boehner been doing for the last 24 hours? well, he did manage to pen an opinion piece for "the wall street journal" presumely between lying on a sun tanning bed. i won't bore you with the details but it says the sequester is ugly and dangerous but it's up to democrats to present a plan that can pass.
nationally, the economy could fall back into recession. yet the contrast between how each party is playing its hand could not be more stark. the president is taking his message of a balanced approach to eight local affiliates from different geographic regions of the country. this comes after his speech tuesday, where he laid out what the sequester cuts will mean to the average american. >> so these cuts are not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy, they will add hundreds...
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in particular, the american economy the last couple of decades due to the competition from elsewhere has increasingly been seeing lousy jobs and lovely jobs. you've got a tiny elite of highly skilled workers who are basically taking all the gains of productivity increase sxdz you have a lot of workers who are basically doing terrible jobs and the middle have been squeezed. that, in addition to tax policy, has been driving this gap, but it's something that policy makers need to think about. >> we have to chip at that. the president in his state of the union proposed a federal minimum wage of $9 an hour. it's not going to pass, obviously, because republicans don't support it, but there are ways to chip at it from a policy standpoint. we can't ignore the policy realm. >> particularly at a time when wages are not keeping pace with inflation, so that also has contributed disparity. there's an interesting piece in usa today about wal-mart pointing out that they actually did very well last year because of tax breaks, but, yet, this year they're freaking out because, why? customers don't hav
in particular, the american economy the last couple of decades due to the competition from elsewhere has increasingly been seeing lousy jobs and lovely jobs. you've got a tiny elite of highly skilled workers who are basically taking all the gains of productivity increase sxdz you have a lot of workers who are basically doing terrible jobs and the middle have been squeezed. that, in addition to tax policy, has been driving this gap, but it's something that policy makers need to think about....